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ICYMI: Data platform momentum

The last couple months have seen the addition of several new products that extend Microsoft’s...

Author: Server and Tools Blogs Team Date: 04/28/2014

The data platform for a new era

Earlier today, Microsoft hosted a customer event in San Francisco where I joined CEO Satya Nadella...

Author: Server and Tools Blogs Team Date: 04/15/2014

SQL Server 2014 now Generally Available

Microsoft today released Microsoft SQL Server 2014, the foundation of our cloud-first data platform....

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 04/01/2014

Enterprise Mobility for Every Business and Every Device

Earlier today in San Francisco, Satya spoke about the wide-ranging work Microsoft is doing to...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/27/2014

SQL Server 2014 releases April 1

SQL Server 2014, Microsoft’s cloud first data platform, released to manufacturing todayToday,...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/18/2014

Innovation in the Data Platform Continuum

The North Star that guides our work on the modern data platform is to deliver products and...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/14/2014

Life in the Digital Crosshairs: The Untold Story

Earlier this month, Microsoft launched "Life in the Digital Crosshairs," a rich interactive and...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/11/2014

Going Deep on Virtualization and Templates

IT Pro’s can provide their users with a self-service experience on-prem that matches what...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 03/04/2014

How We Think About Data Visualizations

Data visualizations represent a way to distill information to what matters most. They engage our...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/27/2014

Avoiding Lock-In for Success with the Hybrid Cloud

With the Cloud OS vision, we are dedicated to enabling choice for both providers and consumers of...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/24/2014

Success with the Hybrid Cloud in the Disaster Recovery Scenario

The cloud has made Disaster Recovery (DR) simple and cost effective, turning TR from once being a...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/19/2014

Making Big Data Work for All

This week, Microsoft announced the general availability of Power BI for Office 365, and that support...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/12/2014

Announcing the General Availability of Power BI for Office 365: Analyze, Visualize and Share Data in the Cloud

Today, Microsoft announced that Power BI for Office 365, a cloud-based business intelligence service...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/10/2014

Introducing Our New CEO, Satya Nadella

Microsoft today named Satya Nadella its next Chief Executive Officer. Formerly executive vice...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/04/2014

An Inside Look at the Microsoft Data Platform Vision

Over the last year, you probably observed some changes in Microsoft’s data platform work -- in...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 02/03/2014

Inside View: The Virtuous Cycle of Cloud Computing

We believe that the learnings we are getting from the public cloud should be delivered for all the...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/30/2014

Mobile Device Management from a People-centric Approach

Microsoft’s vision is to enable people to be productive on all devices they love while helping...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/29/2014

How the Retail Industry Can Benefit from the Hybrid Cloud

In the retail industry, a Hybrid Cloud offers a number of real, substantial advantages that can...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/23/2014

Save Time and Money with a Hybrid Cloud

A Hybrid Cloud allows an enterprise to compliment on-premises capacity with cloud infrastructure...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/20/2014

Let's Talk TechEd North America 2014

This year at TechEd 2014, by including the Microsoft Management Summit (MMS) within the event, we'll...

Author: Server and Tools Blog Team Date: 01/16/2014

Best Practices for Operating Your Hybrid Cloud - Health monitoring and Self-service

In this post we’ll examine two critical aspects of hybrid cloud operations: Health monitoring...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 01/10/2014

The 2013 Year in Review – Resources for IT Professionals

By any measurement, 2013 has been a HUGE year for launches here at Microsoft – but,...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 01/07/2014

Windows Azure Web Sites and Intermediate Certificates

Using SSL with Windows Azure Web sites is a popular scenario, and while uploading and assigning a...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 01/07/2014

Expanded and Free Resources for VMware Experts

Back in October, w announced some new resources from Microsoft to help VMware Experts...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/17/2013

Microsoft Launches the Cloud OS Network

Today, Microsoft announced the launch of the Microsoft Cloud OS Network. The Cloud OS Network is a...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/12/2013

Are You a BYOD Chieftain? Tell Us in Poetry

If you spend your days wrangling devices and your night times ruminating, here’s your chance...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/10/2013

Best Practices for Planning Your Hybrid Cloud

Planning a Hybrid Cloud is also an opportunity to rethink the way you operate. If there are...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/05/2013

Microsoft Tech Companion App Launches – Cross Platform App Gets the Latest News for your Phone or Slate

We are pleased to announce a new application that will allow both Developers and IT Professionals to...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 12/03/2013

The Components of a Hybrid Cloud

For a lot of IT pros, the last two posts have been a nice overview of the Hybrid Cloud model, but...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/21/2013

Curate the web and share what you know on Curah!

Searching for great technical information is tough – and finding the right place to contribute...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/20/2013

Why Hybrid Cloud?

Microsoft has focused on creating a hybrid model that is dramatically different and more functional...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/14/2013

Visual Studio 2013 Launches - Join the Virtual Launch Event Now!

The worldwide launch of Visual Studio 2013 is today. Join Microsoft executives S. Somasegar, Scott...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/13/2013

In the Cloud - New Blog Series Launch

In any region, at any size, in any industry, an enterprise’s IT infrastructure has an enormous...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/12/2013

Windows Azure Active Directory Management Revisited

One of the big requests we've had from developers and administrator is to have an option to create...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/11/2013

Microsoft and Cisco Announce - New integrated cloud solutions

On Wednesday at Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) event in New York, I joined...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/06/2013

Magic VMware Migrations

The building clouds team produced a fantastic video about converting virtual machines to Hyper-V. It...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/05/2013

Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials - Services Integration Overview Part 1

More and more small and medium-sized businesses are beginning to adopt mainstream cloud services...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 11/04/2013

Software Defined Networking (SDN) - Network Without Limits

At Microsoft, we create and deliver first party apps (both on-premises and in our cloud...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/31/2013

Microsoft Server and Cloud Community Resources - One Stop Shopping

Providing information to our community is important to us. There are a number of channels we use to...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/30/2013

New Virtualization Certification Announced - Future Proof and go Bilingual

The IT industry never slows down and IT pros are constantly assessing what’s next and...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/29/2013

Windows Azure HDInsight has released and is now available

Today, Microsoft announced the general availability of Windows Azure HDInsight, its cloud-based...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/28/2013

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 CTP2 Backup and Restore Enhancements

SQL Server 2014 CTP2 includes three SQL Server Backup and Restore enhancements. These enhancements...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/24/2013

Draft a Fantasy Football Team with Microsoft Power Query

Fantasy football draft season is here, and the UX test lead for Power Query, Ben Martens, thought...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/24/2013

Windows Azure: Backup Services Release and more!

Today we are releasing Windows Azure Backup Service as a general availability service. This release...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/23/2013

Cloud OS Vision Delivered

Over the last year, we have made some incredible developments with Windows Server 2012 R2, System...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/18/2013

SQL Server 2014 CTP2 - now available for download

Microsoft SQL Server 2014 brings to market new in-memory capabilities built into the core database...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/17/2013

Pushing the Boundaries with SQL Server 2014 CTP2

We are pushing the boundaries of our data platform with breakthrough performance, cloud capabilities...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/16/2013

How Durability is Achieved for Memory-Optimized Tables

In-memory OLTP provides full durability for memory-optimized tables. When a transaction that has...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/11/2013

The Enterprise Cloud is on center stage

Today as we launch our fall wave of enterprise cloud products and services, I’ve been...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/08/2013

Windows Server Clustering Has A Birthday

As of September 2013, sixteen years prior, Microsoft released the Enterprise Edition of Windows NT...

Author: ServerAndToolsBlogsTeam Date: 10/02/2013

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